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7 октября 2023 г.
We stayed 4 nights at Shindzela and enjoyed our time there. Everything was quite informal, with a large open communal area with plenty of seating, always someone around to get your drinks from the bar and dining at a table with the people from your vehicle. Weather permitting, dinner was served in the boma and we ate there 2 of the 4 nights. A choice wasn’t offered for lunch so it’s take-it-or-leave-it but there were a couple of options for dinner; you chose your dinner and breakfast options at lunch and pre-dinner respectively. The tents were comfortable, the bathroom huge, the bed cosy. It was cold during our stay in June and they did place hot water bottles in the bed, very welcome, and the duvet was lovely. There was a wake-up call half an hour before the morning game drive, with hot drinks and rusks in the main area prior. Drives with Ruben and Oxide were an adventure. This is our first time in Timbavati so the traverse was all new to us and there were some eye-openers. Much thanks to Oxide for spending time with us during phuza stops to brush-up our track-and-sign. Loved that there were so many hyenas around and I couldn’t get my head round the lion prides’ dynamics. Sadly we didn’t get to see any wild dogs, apart from the denning up north they must have been across the road in the Klaserie as we subsequently saw them a few times in the following days on that side. Our highlights were probably the white lion (after the water-hole excitement before the morning drive) and then the young male lions stalking and making a run for the buffalo, that was an adrenalin rush and a huge sigh of relief from me that they missed that time! Andries was a great host at the camp. The ‘shop’ had a better variety of items than a lot of places we have been and we bought a few things (the beanie/neck-warmer was worth every penny on the cold morning drives). We’ve already booked our return for next year so it must have been good!
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